Pipe joining means



Oct. 5, 1943. J. E. FRANCES 2,331,020

PIPE JOINING MEANS Filed 0G13. 10, 1941 lNvE'NToR ./052/0/7 i france5 Patented Oct. 5, 1943 UN 22,331,029, o

Preis .lamina MEANS Jenna Frances, Gekleed Qalt i AlplcatiOIl Qthr, 10, 1941, 'Serial 414,424

zoning,... lomas- 115) The invention relates to pipe ttings and more particularly to means for securing, the end of onel pipe section in the bell hub of anothen'pipe section. 'i K In my copend-ing applicationA Serial No. 296,260, iled September 23., 1939,13 have disclosed Aa construction whereby a plurality of sections-off the characterabove may. be attached and sealed together equallyand readily with a substantial saving ofv time, labor and material, and be automatically self-aligned with proper registration oi the internal passages of thepipe sections upon attachment. In the construction disclosed in my copending application, the end of the Vpipe Ysec'- tion adapted for connection inthe bell hub is preformed in a particular manner distinguishing it from ordinarylpipe length ends.` I-n pipeA installations, it is usually necessary to cut 'neor more pipe sections to accommodate thepilev line tb the length of the installation and plumbers in such cases usuallyct a pipe section to length, leaving a plain ended pipe which is sealed inthe bell hub of the ,adjacentV pipe section.' latter joint has heretofore had to be'V packed with oakum or the lile and caulked with lead 'in the usual manner and has been subject to the' disadvantages and deficiencies Qve'rc'onieinthefuse f my previous invn'tienlreferred to. lil accordance with the present invention andas a' principal objectI thereof I have provided pipe tting construction whicliniay be iisedin sealing a plane pipe sectionend ina bell hub and `obtain substantially allof the advantages"ofthe'preformed construction disclosed in my aforesaidl application.

The invention possesses other objects and features of advantage, some of which, with the foregoing, will be set forth in the following description of the preferred form of the invention which is illustrated in the drawing accompanying and forming part of jthe 'specication It is to be understood, however, that variations in the showing made by the said drawing and description may be adopted within the-scope of the invention as set forth in the claims.

Referring to said drawing:

Figure 1 is a longitudinal sectional View of a pipe joining means constructed in accordance with the present invention.

Figure 2 is a cross-sectional View of the assembly illustrated in Figure 1 and takensubstantially on the plane of line 2-2 of Figure l.

Figure 3 is a perspective View of a part of the assembly illustrated in Figure 1.

The pipe joint of the present invention and as depicted-inp the accompanying drawing-comprises aplljality ir-pipe sections 6 and 1 which; are adapted rfor Kend-wisealignment,and attachment of'th engl portions a'` and s thereof, ,guasto place lnrreglstratlqa andy 'alignment the internat passages ll aaa l2 of 'thegsecnonsf The endpoinpi ser section 911s here' la the form or an nl'argd b ell'nub which 'lsadepd -ttlelesobrcally receive the 'ena portlet s-qffsnon 1,' nieuwe; walrls cgthejbell hui; being generally cared '0ptwally `u vegifdlsg 'theenlll of the'beirhii to iaeilitate"thefinsegtiori'of theendl portion "9* of,l section `1l and to "naviga substantial space 'l abtweentlievpipe"`sectio 1 andfinternal'wall of the4 bell' naar@ relient-oeps laag materiali y "*entradastiifsctloegs is a eyllndrlqal ass'erflbly 'made' up' 'of a plurality of cylindrical segmeifltal"s'ction's ll, v|18 and l 9 which snugly Afit, aunt the @enligne sain piange @external di'allivete` substantially"lessl `tlia;n""tlief internal @if 'trve-"blib whereby iheffainily gf thespaeil'afer J o rial. of thes'ections' ,HL-,Ig i`s provided a'dagentlfts inserted end 2| with' aaflrit'rn y pi"v beting f 122 "t6/nigh"isj adaptedito ga'g'i d sul i feel-fftbe Stiri. end 91"`"Pref'erablyfthese shoulders entend f or the full,iraifefereniialeinen@ @.f thsitien arid @Climate ,"aiarriie a ,fell @millar internal.,

` 0 time the eine e'rifila with the base end-"26' offnhelatterytherepy serving t@ center the cylindrical assembly irthe bellrhub' i Y and to provide an eiicient seal therefor. As will be understood upon insertionv of the pipe section with the sections in place, the engagement of the inner ends of the sections with the tapered wall of the bell hub, causes an inward movement of the sections against the pipe section, thereby providing a tight fit therebetween and also by reason of the limited length of engagement between the sections and the bell hub, a limited amount of Y tilting or canting of the inserted pipe `section is permitted. Y v

Provided adjacent the outer ends of the sections are outstanding projections orv shoulders 21 which extend radially outwardly into the space I6 substantially midway thereof and function as an upper partition wall for oakum 28 or the like wound around the sections l'l-I9 and 4space below the projections.

` compressed in the tapered space below the shoulders or projections 21. As will be seen from Figure 1, the over-all length of the sections |1-I8 is substantially less" than the depth of the bell hub whereby the sections lie completely within the longitudinal dimension of the bell hub leaving space above the shoulders or projections 21 for sealing and caulking with lead 29. The latter isl preferably poured into the space I6 above the projections28 so as to completely fill theremaining'part of the space and to pass by the projections 21 and into the oakum receiving When this vlead is peened or caulked the same drifts or flows into a tightly sealed engagement around the pipe section 1 and around the projections 21. Preferably, a leadvretaining recess 3l is yprovided in the interior wall of the bell hub adjacent the outer end I4.thereof so as to key and anchor the lead in place. 'i

In assembling the joint, I prefer ,to first set I claim:

1. A means for connecting a pipe end in a pipe bell hub having a tapered internal wall of substantially larger diameter than said pipe end, comprising, a plurality of substantially inflexible segmental cylindrical sections each of less than 180 in circumference and iitting together to provide acylindrical assembly having an internal diameter snugly embracing said pipe end and an external diameter insertible into said bell hub, the inserted ends of said sections being beveled on the exterior surface thereof to seat against said tapered internal bell hub wall to urge said sections into a tight fitting engagement with said pipe end and to center said sections and pipe end in said bell hub, said sections being formed the sections l1-I9 into a cylindrical form,'as

illustrated in Figure 3, and hold the latter in such form by means of a spring or piece of tape or the like placed aroundV the circumference of the sections. To assist in holding these sections in proper relation to each other for insertion into the bell hub, andalso to provide a better wedge t between the sections, I form the abutting longitudinal edges 32 of the sectionsalong nonradial planes so as to obtaina wedge t `of the sections against each other. After the sections have been placed in their cylindrical arrangement, the pipe section end 9 may be pressed into the interior yofthe sections until the end face 23 of the pipe is brought into lengagement with the internal shoulders 22 of the sections. The oakum may then be wrapped around the sections I1--I 9 below the shoulders-21 and the assembly pressed into the end of the bell hub. Thislatter operation usually produces a compression of the oakum by reason of the tapered construction of the chamber in which the oakum is held and draws the oakum against the under side of the shoulders 21. The subsequentpouring and caulking ofthe lead further assists in binding the several members and parts together as above eX- plained. i v. f

Desirably a constructionis usedwherein the internal passages Il 'and l2 ofthe pipe sections to be secured arel of the same diameterv and in l ,conformity therewith the'. internal shoulder 22 provided vat therinserted end of the cylindrical assembly asa substantial equal internal diam-y eter, thus providing a substantially rsmooth and uninterrupted passage flow froml one of. the sections to the other and pass the inserted end 2| of the sections.

with" outstanding projections spaced from said insertedlendI thereof and adapted to support oakum or the like and sealing lead or the like on the opposite sides thereof in said bell hub.

2. A means for connecting a pipe end in a pipe bell hub having a tapered internal wall of substantially larger diameter than said pipe end, comprising, a plurality of substantially inflexible segmental cylindrical sections each less than in circumference and tting together to provide a cylindrical assembly having an internal diameter snugly embracing said pipe end and an external diameter insertible into said bell hub, said sections being formed adjacent their inserted ends with internal projections adapted for insertion between the end face of said pipe end and the base portion of said hub, the inserted ends `of said sections being beveled downwardly` and inwardlyon the exterior surface thereof Oppositev the projections so as to seat against said tapered internal bell hub wall to urge said sections into a tight tting engagement with said pipe end and to center said sections `and pipe end in said bell hub, said sections being formed with outstanding projections spaced from said inserted end thereof and adapted tousupport oakum or the like and sealing lead or the like on the opposite sides thereof in said bell hub, the portion of said sections between said beveled surface and outwardly extending projections being cylindrical and arranged to dene with the walls ofv said hub a downwardly projecting space for the reception of j said oakum or the like and whereby when said space .is lled with oakum or the like the latter will wedge and assist in forcing the sections against the pipe and seal the joints between the sections.

JOSEPH E. FRANCES. 

